<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss"><channel><title>Guille Alles Library Latest News</title><link>http://www.library.gg/news_list.php</link><description>Guille Alles Library latest news feed</description><copyright>Copyright Guille Alles Library</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri May 18 5:40:29 BST 2012</lastBuildDate><generator>Library.gg RSS generator</generator><image><title>Guille Alles Library</title><url>http://www.library.gg/images/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.library.gg/</link><width>240</width><height>99</height><description>Guille Alles Library, Guernsey</description></image><item><title><![CDATA[Election of Readers' Representatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nominations are invited for three positions of Readers' Representatives.
Readers' Representatives are an important link between the Library's users and its management. &nbsp;Once elected Readers' Representatives hold their posts for 2 years and are expected to actively seek Library users' opinions and attend&nbsp;Guille-All&egrave;s Library&nbsp;Council Meetings.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to play a part in the future development of the Library.
Adult Library members who have held a valid Library Card since 15 June 2011 can be nominated. &nbsp;Proposers and seconders must have been members of the Library for at least a year.
If more than three individuals are nominated an election will be held between the 15 and 30 June 2012.
Details of the election procedures, information on the role of a Readers' Representative and nominations forms are available in the Entrance Hall of the&nbsp;Guille-All&egrave;s Library.
Nominations in writing addressed to the Chief Librarian must be received by 31 May 2012.&nbsp;]]></description><author>ga@library.gg (Guille Alles Library Administration Department)</author><link>http://www.library.gg/view_news.php?id=41</link><pubDate>01/05/2012</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dewi Lewis on publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the Guernsey Photography Festival (24 May - 22 June) the&nbsp;Guille-All&egrave;s Library will be hosting a free lunch time talk by renowned publisher Dewi Lewis on Friday 25 May, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
Founded in 1994 Dewi Lewis Publishing is one of the foremost international photographic publishers and its authors have included leading British and international photographers such as Martin Parr, Simon Norfolk, Tom Wood Anders Peterson and Fay Godwin.
Dewi Lewis' talk will cover 25 years of publishing photography including a brief outline of the changes over the period, the realities of the industry today, the relationship between photographer and publisher, what publishers are looking for from photographers, how photographers should approach publishing and publishers, and the role of publishing in print in a digital age.
Admission is free, though pre-booking is required.&nbsp;Visit the Guernsey Photography Festival website for more information on this and other Festival events.]]></description><author>ga@library.gg (Guille Alles Library Administration Department)</author><link>http://www.library.gg/view_news.php?id=40</link><pubDate>30/04/2012</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The Orange Prize for Fiction 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shortlist for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012, the UK's only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, has been announced. &nbsp;The Orange Prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing.
Local celebrations of the Orange Prize will culminate on Wednesday 30 May at 7:30pm with an Orange Evening in the Guille-Alles Library, when readers will discuss the shortlisted titles and vote for Guernsey's winner.
Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.
For more information contact Ed Jewell, Customer Services Librarian on 720392.
The titles shortlisted for the 2012 Orange Prize are:

    Half Blood Blues, by Esi Edugyan
    The Forgotten Waltz by Ann Enright
    Painter of Silence by Georgina Harding
    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
    Foreign Bodies by Cynthia Ozick
    State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
]]></description><author>ga@library.gg (Guille Alles Library Administration Department)</author><link>http://www.library.gg/view_news.php?id=37</link><pubDate>20/04/2012</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a trip to London for two.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Complete the Six Book Challenge by Friday 29 June and enter a National Prize Draw for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to London for two, including a show and &pound;150 spending money.
For more information about the Six Book Challenge ask a member of Library Staff or call 720392.
If you would like help with your reading contact the Guernsey Adult Literacy Project on 737518.]]></description><author>ga@library.gg (Guille Alles Library Administration Department)</author><link>http://www.library.gg/view_news.php?id=31</link><pubDate>28/03/2012</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
